Eventually, Phoenix pulled out of the deal because it wanted to see if the trio of O'Neal, Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire could make a deep playoff run under then newly-hired coach Alvin Gentry. Now convinced that they are no longer contenders, the Suns fully intend to move one of their big contracts. With Stoudemire being a young building block and Nash a local icon, O'Neal, whose salary is the largest on the team, makes the most sense.
這是ESPN來的消息
內容大致是原本在deadline之前太陽不想做交易是因為他們想看看在Alvin Gentry執教之下
太陽的AMARE,O'NEAL,NASH鐵三角能激盪出什麼火花.但現在他們覺得自己已經不在競爭的行列
之內,太陽很想踢掉一些大合約,O'NEAL是隊上的最大合約,交易他似乎隊太陽隊來說算是最有意義的
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